Updates

Funding Wins for East Bay Bikeways

Photo: Seventh Street Connection Project, City of Oakland From across the state of California, four hundred and fifty-four projects focused on active forms of transportation applied for Active Transportation Program (ATP) funding. Last week, forty-nine made it through to be recommended by the California Transportation Commission. Three of... MORE 12 Feb

Slow San Pablo Dam Road

Plans are in motion to rework San Pablo Dam road in El Sobrante. This busy four-lane street, which connects schools, transit, business districts, and places of worship, has been built to move as many cars as fast as possible. But slowing the street and making it more accessible for people who walk, bike, and take transit isn’t currently on the ... MORE 1 Feb

Smoother, Bikier Emeryville Streets

Do you get excited when fresh new pavement comes to your neighborhood? Us too! Thanks to support from voters on local, regional, and state funding measures, cities around the East Bay are now paving a lot more streets. Emeryville is the latest city to drop in new upgrades through paving—plus a slow street turned permanent! Check out the recap... MORE 19 Jan

Slow Streets to Permanent Upgrades in Chinatown

Photo: City of Oakland Earlier this year Oakland set up temporary slow streets in Chinatown, on 10th Street and Alice Street right by the Lincoln Square Recreation Center. Eventually, with further street closures, the community recreation center could host kids activities on the street. Bike East Bay and Walk Oakland Bike Oakland have been... MORE 10 Dec

Give Your Feedback on Telegraph Avenue

The city is gathering input on street changes to Telegraph Avenue between 20th-29th Streets in the Koreatown-Northgate District, and it’s time for your input! We support the city of Oakland in seeking additional community input, and we continue to work with the KONO business district to improve this important network connection. Upgrades to... MORE 10 Dec

Smoother Pavement and Safer Streets in East Oakland

With a record-setting paving year in 2020, more smooth streets, bike lanes, and upgrades for pedestrians are cropping up in East Oakland. But there’s more here to celebrate than just fresh pavement. East Oakland has, in the past, often been last in line for paving upgrades. Over the past two years the city has focused strategic repaving... MORE 10 Dec

Ready for More Lake Merritt Cycle Track?

Update: November 24, 2020 The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) has launched a short public survey to gather feedback on the design concepts – take the survey today! The survey will be open for at least a month. If you live in the area, please share this link with your neighbors or forward this announcement and survey link to... MORE 27 Oct

Girl Scouts Mission: Fix Bumpy Bike Boulevards

Update February 2021: Read a letter straight from the Troop on their bike advocacy and what they learned along the way.  Girl Scout Troop 33984 is on a mission to fix bumpy bike boulevards in Berkeley. Troop member Zella first brought it to the group. “I don’t like riding on bumpy streets, it’s just not as fun,” says Zella. While #... MORE 27 Oct

In Oakland: Crashes & Fatalities are Down, Racist Enforcement Remains

Bike East Bay has been advocating for clear, transparent, independently collected police data for years. Last week, the Oakland Police Department (OPD) finally released traffic stop data from 2019. The good news is, stops in general are down by 54% between 2017 and 2019, and stops for people on bikes are down 82%. For that same period, serious... MORE 26 Oct

Tour de Fremont: Self-Guided Ride

Over the past several years, the City of Fremont has been setting the standard for bikeway design and construction in the East Bay, with a whopping five fully protected intersections connecting with protected bikeways, and more on the way. Grab your bike and take a tour of some of the new facilities and bike paths, and get excited for the future... MORE 23 Sep

Albany Beach: Self-Guided Ride

Ride to the beach and enjoy the brand new segment of the Bay Trail running along the water behind Golden Gate Fields. Instead of a climb through the race track parking lot, you can now pedal up an easy grade with spectacular views of the Bay. Along the way, check out the unique blend of art and nature in the former landfill at Albany Bulb.... MORE 18 Sep

Birds, Bikes, Brews: Self-Guided Ride

  Enjoy a flat, family-friendly ride along Oakland’s Martin Luther King Shoreline. Explore the Bay Trail and learn about the birds that live in this coastal habitat. Continue to Drake’s in San Leandro for post-ride snacks and brews outside. This ride and the points of interest below are available here as a PDF. Points of Interest Fruitvale... MORE 18 Sep